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E. WESTON.

REGULATOR FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATORS.

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No. 289,326. Patented Nov. 27, 1883.

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WESTON.

REGULATOR FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATORS.

No. 289,326. Patented Nov. 27, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EDW'ARD IVESTON, OE EEXVARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGXOR TO THE UXITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY, OF XE'W YORK, X. Y.

REGULATOR FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,326, dated llovember 27, 1883. Application filed July 16, 1583. (X0 model.)

To all whom it may COILCGIVZ-t variable resistance or rheostat, andinthemaiu Be it known that I, EDWARD WESTON, a or working circuits are electromagncts subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a one for each resistance-that divert a greater resident of Newark, in the county of Essex or less amount of current from the field-mag- 5 and State of New Jersey, have invented cernet coils and maintain the current in the tain new and useful Improvements in Reguworking-circuit uniform. In order that the lators for Electrical Generators, of which the current in the field-circuit may remain confollowing is a specification, reference being stantwhile the total resistance ofthe circuit is had to the drawings accompanying and formvaried by the action of the regulating-mag- [0 ing a part ofthe same. nets, I may use a regulator with the exciter,

When two or more dynamo or magneto ma or, in other words, the machine which ener- 6c chines are run in series for producing a curgizes the fields, or I may provide for the in rent suited to such purposes as arc-1ighting, sertion of a compensating resistance in the it is desirable to have some means of regular circuit of the exciter when the resistance of the I 5 tion that will maintain a constant flow of curshunts around the field-magnets of the generrent without waste of power. Ihave invented ators is reduced, and conversely. 65 a system of regulation for accomplishing this, The nature and purpose of the invention which I have illustrated in a former patent, will be more clearly understood by reference the same consisting in exciting the field of ato the accompanying drawings, in which-- 20 machine by a derived circuit from the main Figure 1 is a diagram of a system invented conductors, or, in case of two or more inaby me, and Fig. 2 is a similar diagram of the 70 chines being used, exciting their fields by insystem with modifications.

eluding them in series in a derived circuit to Let A A designate any electric circuit, and

all the armatures, and controlling the amount B B a given number of arc-lamps or similar of current flowing in the field-circuit through 1 devices included in series in the circuit. As the instrumentality of an electro-magnet in same thatthe number of lamps is such as to the main or armature circuit and in series make it desirable to connect up two or more with the lamps or other devices included in generators in series with them in order to run that circuit. W'hen several machines of conthem properly. (1 (f designate these gener o siderable capacity are run in series for supators.

plying the current in a given circuit, the The field-magnet coils of the generators are 3 range of regulation necessary or likely to be included in series in a circuit, D, from an exused is so great that this plan involves certain citer, E, and are therefore electrically indeobjections. For instance, the number of rependent of the main or working circuit A.

5 sistance-coils necessary for the field-circuit be- Around each field-that is, between the tercomes very great, and, again, it is difficult to minals of the coils on the field1nagnets of S5 discontinue the use of one machine of the the generators C Cis a shunt or derived serieswithoutinterfering with the action of the circuit, F, containing a variable resistance others. These difficulties I have obviated by or rheosta-t, H. With each rheostatis cur- 0 certain methods of regulation invented byme ployed an eleetro-magnet, G, in the circuit and disclosed in other applications, and also A and in series with the lamps 13. which opby the plan which forms the subject of my crates to directly or indirectly vary or conpresent application. By my present inven trol the resistance of the shunts. This may be tion I connect up the armatures of a given done by means of a series of plates connected 5 number of machines in series in the main or to resistance-coils, and a contact-lever shifted working circuit, and the field-magnet coils in by the movement of the armature of magnet 5 an independent circuit, throughwhichtlowsa G, or by any other well known mechanism,

' uniform or constant current. Around each such as that escribed in my Patent X0. field is a derived circuit or shunt containing a 278,640, May 29, 1883. When the current in v ployed, however, for accomplishing the same purpose.

'ma 'net coils and weakenin the ma netism of D D C) operation of such regulator being similar to the field-magnet coils of the generators B by 2 esasec the main circuit A has the normal strength, a givenamount of current is flowing through the field-magnetcoils of the generators. Should the current in circuit A increase, the magnets G reduce the resistance of the shunt-circuits F, thereby diverting current from the fieldthe field, and the converse occurs when the main current weakens. Varying the total re sistance of the shunts 1*, however, ait'ects the total resistance of the circuitl), so that, unless provision is made to prevent it, the current in this circuit would not be uniform. I there fore combine with the exciter a regulator to maintain its current uniform, and prefer for this purpose a rheostat or resistance, L, which is included in the derived field-circuit of the exciter, and operated or controlled by an electro-magnet, K, in its urniature-circuit 1), the

that described in my Patent No. 278,6l0, above referred to. Other means may be em- For example, referring to Fig. 2, the levers M, that are operated bythe magnets 1 G and caused to vary the resistance of the shunts F, may also be caused to vary the resistances N, included in the circuit D, in such manner that as the resistance in the shunts F is decreased that in the circuit I) may be increased accordingly, the total resistance of the circuit D being thus kept the same.

It is obvious that the specific construction of the mechanism for eii'ecting the requisite changes in the resistance of the several circuits may be greatly varied without departing from the invention, the requirements of which are fulfilled by any devices that will maintain a constant flow of current in the circuit 1), and vary the amount of current passing through diverting more or less current around them, according to the fluctuations in the main circuit A.

Having therefore described my invention, and reserving the right to make subject of other applications features of novelty herein shown or described but not claimed, what I now claim isl 1. The combination, with a main electric circuit and two or more generators included 111 series therein, of anindependent circuit including the field-magnet coils of said genera tors in series, electro-magnetsinthe main circuit, means operated thereby for diverting current from the field-magnet coils of the generators, and means for maintaining the flow of current in the field-circuit uniform, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a main electric circuit and two or more generators included in series in said circuit, of an independent circuit including the field magnet coils of said generators in series, shunt circuits around the field magnets, variable resistances included therein, electro-magnets in the main circuit for operating or cont-rolling the resistances,and means for maintaining the flow of current in the field-circuit uniform, all as set forth.

The combination, with a main electric circuit and two or more generators included in series therein, of an independent circuit including the field-magnet coils of the genera- I tors in series, a generator in the field-circuit,

a. regulator for maintaining the current from the same uniform, electro-magnets in the main circuit, and means operated or controlled thereby for diverting more or less current around the field-magnets ot' the generator, all as stt forth.

4. In a system of electricarc lighting, the combination of a main circuit, lamps connected in series therewith, two or more generators with their armature-coils connected in series, an independent circuit including the field magnet coils of the generatorsin series, means for diverting the current from said circuit around the field-magnets, electro-magnets in the main circuit and in series with the lamps, for controlling or varying the diversion of current, and means for compensating for such diversion and maintaining the total current in the field-circuit uniform, all substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of July, 1883.

EDXVARD \YES ON.

"itnesses:

HENRY A. l; L. Y. E. In

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